Le Fontane - Full Menu

My overall rating for this restaurant hovers between 'poor ' and 'average ' (I have been there more than once since it is the nearest restaurant to the place wh... read more My overall rating for this restaurant hovers between 'poor ' and 'average ' (I have been there more than once since it is the nearest restaurant to the place where I normally stay in the region). The restaurant is as enormous as the menu. I am always suspicious of the ability of a kitchen to cook a large menu to a high standard, and Le Fontane proves no exception to the rule. It is, of course, very difficult for a large restaurant to engender atmosphere unless it is pretty full or the staff are exceptionally friendly. At Le Fontane the staff are not particularly friendly (although the waiters are less grumpy than the chef/owner) and a loud television seemingly mainly for the entertainment of the staff does not help matters. From the restaurant 's Web site you can see that the chef has pretentions to haute cuisine. That a man 's reach should be beyond his grasp is a good thing, but one feels resented here when one orders just a pizza or simple pasta. The prices are so-so. Summarily, the food is OK, certainly not bad, but the service is perfunctory and the atmosphere terrible (unless you enjoy a TV blaring out while you eat). Nevertheless, I will go there again if I 'm too tired to cook or go further afield.

We went there because of some recommendations of friends however we were disappointed. Plastic garden chairs covered by white cloth do not make a posh Ambiente.... read more We went there because of some recommendations of friends however we were disappointed. Plastic garden chairs covered by white cloth do not make a posh Ambiente. We had pasta, which was okish, steak, which was thinly sliced and not very tasty, mushrooms which were supposed to be fresh, but we doubted that as they were rather mushy. pizza was ok, but also not as good as expected. Alltogether disappointing.